Charles Halton
Actor

Charles Halton Net Worth

Charles Halton was a respected stage actor who trained at the New York Academy of Dramatic Arts. He was born on March 16, 1876 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. His thinning hair, rimless glasses and officious manner were familiar to generations of moviegoers. He was often cast as the neighborhood busybody, a stern government bureaucrat or a weaselly attorney, always trying to drive out the "immoral influences" from the neighborhood. His 40-year film career ended with High School Confidential! (1958), after which he retired.
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Age, Biography and Wiki

Who is it? Actor, Soundtrack
Birth Day March 16, 1876
Birth Place  Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Age 143 YEARS OLD
Died On April 16, 1959(1959-04-16) (aged 83)\nLos Angeles, California, U.S.
Birth Sign Aries
Occupation Actor
Years active 1901–58
Spouse(s) Lelah Halton

💰 Net worth: $100K - $1M

Biography/Timeline

1901

Halton trained at the New York Academy of Dramatic Arts. He made his Broadway debut in 1901, where he appeared in about 35 productions during the next 50 years until 1950. From the 1920s, birdlike Charles Halton's thinning hair, rimless glasses and officious manner were also familiar to generations of moviegoers. Whether playing the neighborhood busybody, a stern government bureaucrat or weaselly attorney, Halton's characters tried to drive the "immoral influences" out of the neighborhood, foreclose on the orphanage, evict the poor widow and her children from their apartment, or any other number of dastardly deeds, all justified usually by "...I'm sorry but that's my job."

1946

Among his highest profile roles were Mr. Carter, the bank examiner in Frank Capra's It's a Wonderful Life (1946), the Polish theatre Producer Dobosh in Ernst Lubitsch's To Be or Not to Be (1942), and a county official from Idaho in Alfred Hitchcock's Mr. & Mrs. Smith (1941). In Enemy of Women (1944), the story of Joseph Goebbels, Halton played against type as a kindly radio performer of children's stories who is arrested by the Nazis. Although his career slowed down in the 1950s, he also played roles in numerous television series. His 40-year film career ended with High School Confidential (1958), after which he retired.

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